Blitz (White Trilogy) - Softcover

A soul-mate of Jim Thompson's, or maybe of James M Cain's, he has a cast of characters which rates high on the deadbeat scale The Irish Times
The South East London police squad are suffering collective burn out: Detective Sergeant Brant is hitting the blues and physically assaulting the police shrink. Chief Inspector Roberts' wife has died in a horrific road accident and he takes solace in gut-rot red wine.
Black WPC Falls becomes lethally involved with a junior member of the British National Party and the Super's golden boy, PC McDonald, is investigating the death of a man he accidentally killed. Only Porter Nash's star appears to be in the ascendancy.
The team never had it so bad and when a serial killer takes his show on the road, things get worse. Nicknamed The Blitz', a vicious murderer is aiming for tabloid glory by killing cops. Harold Dunphy, ace crime reporter believes he's on to the story of the decade and the police have never had more incentive to catch a serial killer.
Bruen uses a clipped, telegraphic style - reminiscent of James Ellroy's 'White Jazz'... he infuses his story with a brand of humour that is alternately sly, bizarre, ribald and very dark Booklist (USA)
Irish writer Ken Bruen is the finest purveyor of intelligent Brit-noir Tina Jackson, The Big Issue (London)